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Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 8:06 PMName: AnnieEmail: annielouise@shaw.caComments: Thank you to all who keep this site going. I spent many weekends there as a little girl visiting my grandparents. I haven't been back for a visit for over 30 years, so I really appreciate a virtual visit now and again. I hope to make a real visit in the not to distant future.
Date: November 17, 2009Name: mikeLocation: Vancouver, BCComments: Great site keep up the good work!!!
Date: September 6, 2009 4:46 PMName: Ron GardnerLocation: Nanaimo, B.C.Email: ronandtrishgardner@shaw.caComments: My family lived there from about 1955 to about 1960. Dave, my father worked for E.G.Beaumont and then as a light house keeper. Family of 8 kids!! Great memories.
Date: May 15, 2009Name: Clayton RestallLocation: Mexico CityEmail: claytonrestall@hotmail.comComments: I was at Discovery for 3 1/2 years, first under Sholto Fox. Itīs a beautiful island but lonely in winter when youīre single. How sad to see it now. I remember the many hours spent painting and maintaining the place. Sholto liked to have visitors for tea. He also liked to light fires. One fire required the water bomber to put out! I put one out myself using the fire pump just before it hit Beaumontīs house. I remember when a certain university professor kayaked out with a female student and got mistakenly reported missing. The helicoptor found them over at Beaumontīs. He sure was embarassed when caught in the chopperīs searchlight "camping". Great site! Iīll add more info another time.
Date: January 17, 2009 10:08 PMName: Kelly Ham(nee Gardner)Location: Victoria BCEmail: kdtodd@shaw.caComments: I love the pictures of Discovery Island. My Dad and Mom were assistant light house keepers on Discovery and before that they worked for Mr. Beaumont. Thank you for having a site. It brings back fond memories. I have a picture of my Beaumont at (I think) Christmas and one of the house. My Uncle Ted was also an assistant light house keeper there.
Date: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 10:09 PM
Name: D Burton
Location: Victoria BCComments: Great website well done i love this island.
Name: Marilyn ParleeDate: Wednesday, May 14, 2008Location: Oyster River, B.C.Email: mykah1@hotmail.comComments: This is a wonderful site! I wonder if this is the island Ian Tyson mentions in his song about Smuggler's Cove
Name: Gordon MillhamDate: Friday, December 28, 2007Location: SaskatchewanEmail: Millham@shaw.caComments: My maternal grandfather,Homer Barker, worked for Capt. Beaumont sometime in the late 1940's (He died in 1952). I have a few pictures of Captain Beaumont and his yacht "Discovery".
Date: January 17, 2007
Name: marjLocation: albertaEmail: rbudgell@telus.netComments: wonder ,, i looking for any information on the beaumont family, my grandmother work for them in the late 40s on the island.
Name: r c johnstonLocation: sacramento caEmail: k9kid@cwnet.comWebsite: http://www.rcjone.comDate: March 14, 2006Comments: Uncle Bob checking in...
Name: Frank QuinbyLocation: VictoriaEmail: frank@smallcap.caDate: October 16, 2005 8:58:51 PM
Comments: Since about 1968 I've been visiting Discovery Island on andoff. It's very beautiful with many moods - a perfect place to come to for arespite from city living and to renew oneself.
Name: Barbara SharrattLocation: Sydney, AustraliaEmail: sharratt@webmail.com.auDate: October 8, 2005Comments: I used to visit my uncle, Sholto Fox (not Shelto, as it is given in the list of keepers) occasionally during the school holidays until the mid-1960's, when I left home and came south. The light was on top of the senior keeper's house and reached by climbing stairs, then ladders, inside the house to the top. He had an old car, dating from the 1930's, to take him to the boathouse, which was some distance from the lighthouse. I met Captain Beaumont, when we were invited to afternoon tea one day, but have to admit I don't remember much as it was at least 40 years ago. It was a lovely place to holiday as there were so many places to walk and clamber over the rocks. Too cold for swimming, though! Many thanks for the pictures.
Name: John ColdwellEmail: qwertz@linzag.netDate: Thu Dec 30 00:54:33 2004
Comments: I never served at Discovery but found the information veryinteresting. Thanks!
Name: Ken NelsonEmail: kmnel@telus.net Date: Sat Oct 23 14:34:58 2004
Comments: I was lightkeeper there 77 to 81..after Shelto Fox.chow
Name: Terry Collins Email: terryc89@hotmail.comDate: Mon Sep 13 21:37:29 2004Comments: This site brought back memories of my life on Discovery. My father worked for Captain Beaumont in early 1956. I have the Captain to thank, senior lighthouse keeper Fox, and assistant light keeper Ted Gardener for my father becoming interested in working on the stations. Our first station was Fiddle Reef, then on to Kains Island until retirement. I have pictures of my mother driving the Captains tractor. At first we lived in the small house near the orchard, then the bigger house up the hill after it was cleaned up. My father was a caretaker for Beaumonts property. I was six at that time, my job was to provided kinddling for the Captains wood stove each day. For that I got a nickel. My sister house cleaned for him. We were all on his call at any hour of the day or night! If anybody would like any additional information I would have the time to do that.
Name: DianeDate: Thu May 27 18:10:57 2004Comments: Great site(-:
Name: Tom Date: Mon May 24 15:34:13 2004Comments: tons of useful information on this web site!!!
Name: GarthDate: Mon May 24 15:29:08 2004Comments: Great web site glad I stumbled upon this site!!!
